Once upon a time, a group of Indian sages lived together in the forest with their wives. They focused on practicing certain rituals known for granting supernatural powers, with the hope that this would lead them to enlightenment. However, Lord Shiva (a manifestation of the Divine that destroys ego) was determined to show them their error. He appeared to the…
Category: Spiritual Healing
Balance Your Life To Help Balance the World
When I was a young girl, my father used to take my siblings and I to a department store on the weekends to get things we needed for school. The rule was that we could each choose only one thing, which had to be practical—so no toys but things like socks, pens, and such—and also reasonably priced, because he didn’t…
Why Individuation Is Essential For Spiritual Freedom
It’s becoming harder and harder to discern the truth from gossip or “fake news” in these times of instant communication and social media. Everyone is on the web searching for answers or information or entertainment, especially since we have to stay home, so the Internet has turned into a battlefield of opinions. This is not new, except that now modern…
Your Life-Movie Is a Dream Within a Dream
Once Lord Krishna and his close disciple Narada went for a walk. While they were walking, Narada asked, “Master, you say that the world is Maya, or delusion. Can you show me power of this Maya?” “Sure,” Krishna replied, “Let’s sit down under a tree and I shall tell you everything. But I am really thirsty, so would you be…
How Are You Holding Up During the Lockdown?
Are you feeling anxious or isolated during the Coronavirus lockdown, or are you using this extraordinary time to focus on your creative projects and spiritual development? First of all, it’s okay to feel whatever you’re feeling; we’re each on a unique path, experiencing exactly what we need at any given time, so there’s no “right” or “wrong” way to feel—now…
Following Up With the Coronavirus Pandemic
The whole world is focused on the Coronavirus, from many different angles. Some people are tending to the increasing number of cases everywhere; others are trying to prevent or predict further spreading. Some are afraid of getting sick or losing money while forced into quarantine, while others are concerned about how the current political and social measures imposed on our…
How To Step Out of the Collective Fear
First of all, I hope you and your loved ones are doing well. When I wrote at the beginning of the year that 2020 was going to be a memorable and challenging year, I didn’t anticipate some of the challenges would take epidemic proportions! When Jupiter joins other major astrological archetypes, it can expand things in unpredictable ways, but since…